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Help Youth in Foster Care Transition Successfully to and through Higher Education

Full-ride scholarships for students with experience in foster care (SEFC) will not only increase the number who aspire to attend and complete college, but it will help them achieve financial stability earlier.

May 24, 2022 | Ohio

Child Welfare

Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio applauds Governor DeWine’s appointment of Jenny Stotts as its first Youth Ombudsman, a role dedicated to ensuring that the concerns of youth in foster care are listened to and resolved

May 19, 2022 | Ohio

Child Health

CDF-NY 2022 Final State Budget Response

Mired in last-minute negotiations to roll-back recent criminal justice reforms, including Raise the Age, the final State Budget is a disappointment for children, youth and families. While we cannot overlook important new investments in child care and health care for new mothers, the budget still failed to prioritize our children.

Child Poverty

Tax Day Choices

April 22, 2022 | National

Child Welfare

Measuring Transformation: Elevating Youth Voice in the Child Welfare System

Earlier today, Kim Eckhart was joined by foster youth advocates Deanna Jones and Laila-Rose Hudson to share CDF-Ohio’s latest report, Measuring Transformation: Elevating Youth Voice in the Child Welfare System.

April 14, 2022 | Ohio

Child Welfare

Da’Lacie McGrew to Join Children's Defense Fund-Minnesota Advisory Board

April 13, 2022 | Minnesota

Child Welfare

Press Release: New Report Urges State to Build on Recent Progress, Investments to Transform Child Welfare System and Ensure Thriving Transitions to Adulthood

March 31, 2022 | Ohio

Child Welfare

Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio Welcomes Jim Weiler to its Ohio Advisory Board

March 24, 2022 | Ohio

Child Health

Racial Impact Statement Legislation National Scan (Updated 3.17.22)

In the absence of racial impact assessment, legislation that “appears” race-neutral at face value can, in practice, adversely – and disparately – affect New York’s children and families of color. Just as our State legislators consider the fiscal and environmental impacts of new laws, so too must they examine the potential racial disparities of all legislation and rule-making activity – prior to enactment.

Child Welfare

Get that money now: Expanded tax credits can help families meet their basic needs and thrive

COVID-19 forced businesses and schools to close, upending life throughout the country. Many people had to put their dreams on hold. In response, the federal government passed legislation to provide immediate relief to children, adults and families by temporarily expanding tax credits.

March 14, 2022 | Ohio